If you have a child who has been diagnosed with a spectrum disorder like autism, your pediatrician may have suggested a therapy called applied behavior analysis. Sometimes called ABA therapy, it’s ...

Programs involving parents are linked to immediate improvements in disruptive behaviors among children with disruptive ...

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

When parents explain more and behavior persists, the issue is not effort or care, but the expectation that understanding ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If some children seem like they were born to be bad, new research suggests it may be true. Sign up here. In a study of adult twins and their children, researchers found ...

Francis Vergunst receives funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and Fonds de Recherche du Québec Santé (FRQS). Université de Montréal provides funding as a founding partner of ...

Throughout the month of December, many parents use an "Elf on the Shelf" or threats of Santa's nice and naughty list to keep their children’s behavior in line. According to these parents, Santa will ...